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Following the footsteps of the Andhra Pradesh government, a priest of a popular temple in Telangana warned people that he will punish anyone who will celebrate New Year in Chilkur Balaji Temple. The priest said that New Year must only be celebrated on Ugadi which falls in March/ April adding “English calendar is not for our tradition.
In Hyderabad one of the most famous Chilukuru Balaji temple cautioned its devotees with stringent activity on the off chance that they welcomed others saying ‘ Happy new year ‘ in the Holy place on January first.
The Chilukuru Balaji temple Chief Priest Rangarajan said the individuals who discovered abuse the new standard will be punished to do sit ups in the premises. Since it was English tradition , individuals are not permitted to trade new year welcome in the temple on January first .
On the off chance that anybody needed to welcome, they should state ‘Wish you happy English Year’ as it were . Chilukuru Balaji temple chief Rangarajan said for Telugu individuals, Ugadi is considered as new year.
Individuals ought to celebrate new year on Ugadi. The Chilukuru Balaji temple will likewise sort out new year festivities on first day of Telugu year as it were.
Chilukuru Balaji temple chief Rangarajan Stated to devotees that , Please listen devotees, we have to save our dharma. Ugadi is our New Year. Ekadasi, Amavasya, Purnima, Karthika months are important. We should not be bothered about January 1.
If you come to Chilkur and wish Happy New Year, we will punish you. Ugadi is our New Year, just like Gudi Padwa is for Marathas, Baisakhi for Punjabis, and Diwali for Gujaratis,” he added.
The Telangana priest’s warning comes close in the heels of the Andhra Pradesh government’s order directing temples across the state to not celebrate New Year on January 1st. The Andhra government’s notification said that Ugadi in ‘Chaitra Masam’ is the actual new year as per Hindu tradition.